• CS 5100: Distributed Operating Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Distributed systems or distributed computing deals with the issues encountered while running programs across a computer network. This course will cover key topics including: models of distributed systems, timing, synchronization, coordination and agreement, fault tolerance, naming, security, and middleware. Students will learn both the theoretical background of distributed systems as well as work on hands-on projects developing distributed systems applications. Prerequisite:    CS 3100
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• CS 5200: The Internet of Things

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we interact with the world by saving time and resources and opening new opportunities for growth and innovation. This course explores the fundamentals of the world of IoT, including design considerations and constraints. It provides an overview of the networks and security issues related to IoT devices. Course participants will get hands-on experience using Arduino and/or Raspberry Pi hardware and software platforms, learn different communication protocols, how to harness the data from IoT devices, and review capabilities of cloud-based IoT platforms. Prerequisite:    CS 2810 and ECE 3710
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• CS 5300: Route Planning and Navigation

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The course teaches advanced topics of perception, mapping, route planning and navigation concepts. In this course the students will create maps of the operational environment using SLAM. Given the map, the students would drive the vehicle autonomously to a specified destination. Topics that will be covered include camera calibration, advanced computer vision and path planning. The course will conclude with a capstone project with the expectation that the student can program the vehicle to navigate in a dynamic environment, follow road markings, and reach a specified goal; latitude and longitude. Prerequisite:    ECE 3730
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• CS 5420: Advanced Algorithms

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Introduction to fundamental principles of advanced algorthm design, including asymptotic analysis; divide-and-conquer algorithms and recurrences; greedy algorithms; practical data structures (heaps, hash tables, search trees, graphs); dynamic programming; graph algorithms; and randomized algorithms. Prerequisite:    CS 2420
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• CS 5450: Software Evolution & Maint.

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course aims to improve student awareness of standard software engineering tools and techniques and make them more capable team members/leaders in software development projects. In this course, students build on their software engineering knowledge by evaluating the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) of an existing undergraduate capstone project (or and re-engineering it with specific techniques for maintenance, scalability, dependability, reliability, safety, security, and resilience. Topics such as reverse engineering, design recovery, program analysis, program transformation, refactoring, traceability, and program understanding will be investigated. Accompanying lectures aim to provide timely concepts from the software engineering body of knowledge as they relate to the course work. There will also be class discussions and demonstrations around practical aspects of improving software-related skills that draw upon the students' collective experience and upon the research. Prerequisite:    CS 3100
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• CS 5500: Adv Artificial Intelligence

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course covers advanced topics in artificial intelligence from the perspective of implementing intelligent agents through software. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of search and knowledge reasoning. Topics include quantifying uncertainty, probabilistic reasoning and planning, supervised learning, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, and perception. CS 4500 (Introduction to Artificial Intelligence) or a similar course is not required but may be helpful prior to taking this course. Prerequisite:    CS 2130 and CS 2420 and MATH 1630
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• CS 5550: Advanced DBMS

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The course covers design, management, implementation, and programming of relational database systems in a high-volume data environment. Database design principles like E-R modeling, schema design and refinement, normal forms and constraints are introduced. Data Definition Language queries and Data Manipulation Language queries are covered to implement and query a database. Other SQL implementation topics like stored procedures, functions, triggers, and indexes are covered. Advanced database topics like big data analytics, storage management principles, query processing and optimization, transaction management, concurrency control, parallel and distributed databases are covered. The course also introduces alternatives to relational databases. Prerequisite:    CS 3550
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• CS 5580: Data Science Algorithms ll

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course is the second in a two-course sequence that prepares students to apply practical solutions to modern data science problems as a professional data analyst. The intent of this course is to go further in-depth and reinforce the concepts taught in CS 4580. Students will investigate and analyze the topics of CS 4580 using advanced tools and techniques to better prepare them for the challenges associated with the data science discipline. The principles of visualization will also be emphasized as well as exposure to recommendation engines and time series forecasting and analysis. Prerequisite:    CS 3580 and CS 4580
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• CS 5600: Machine Learning

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Introduction to fundamental principles and practical techniques of machine learning and its applications, including parametric and non-parametric algorithms, support vector machines, kernels, neural networks, clustering algorithms, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems, and deep learning. This course focuses on understanding and implementing the machine learning algorithms. Prerequisite:    CS 2420
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• CS 5610: Computer Architecture

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Investigation of high-performance computer processing architectures, including concurrent, multicore platforms; memory hierarchy; static and dynamic scheduling; instruction-level parallelism, including branch prediction; graphics processing units; cache performance and analysis. Prerequisite:    CS 2810 and ECE 3710
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